A Good Tieman Place: 2013

Monday, November 25, 2013

That's So Trevor

Trevor had his 6th birthday on November 21st. Rachel and I went to his school to surprise him for lunch. While we were waiting for his class to get out of Art, his teacher informed me that Trevor asked her a very 'Trevor' question. While they were starting their morning on the carpet, Trevor raised his hand and asked his teacher "UUmm, Mrs Porter...Since today is my birthday, maybe you should just call me Birthday Boy the whole day?..."
I had to laugh because that is so something that would come out of Trevor's mouth.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Trevor Lost His First Tooth

Almost a week before his 6th Birthday, Trevor lost his first baby tooth. He had been telling Gregory and me all week that his tooth was loose. When we got home Friday night it finally came out...with a little bit of Dad's help. Gregory and I were telling Trevor about how he had to go to sleep so the tooth fairy would come. When it was time for bed, this is what I hear:
Gregory: "Alright boys, time for bed."
Trevor: "So Dad, when's the tooth fairy going to come?"
Gregory: "When you guys are both asleep."
Trevor: "Justin! You better not ruin it for me!"

Gregory and I both thought it was so funny, I had to share.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Mallory's 11 Month Photos

While her brothers were busy riding bikes at the park, she was busy exploring...and getting her picture taken :)

Mallory is one busy little lady bug. She is very curious about the world. She got distracted at one point while we were at the park because she started following a dog. She kept pointing to it and saying "Dog, Dog." Just in the past week she has started saying more words. She got her very first baby doll the other day and she says "Bebe." She will hold her baby and pat it on the back. It's the cutest thing ever! She has also been saying "Daddd", "Mum", "Hi Dog", "Papa", and "Up". It's so fun when I get home and she see's me, she'll run (walk fast:) to me with her arms up and say "Muumm" and I get a great big hug. I LOVE it! It always makes my day. She has also become very social at church. During service, she likes to walk around and say hi to everyone. When we look for her, she's usually sitting on someones lap. In relief society, she has to go tap everyone on the leg and make sure she's noticed. I can't believe in less than a month she'll be a 1 year old! Where has this year gone?

Friday, November 8, 2013

Mallory @ 11 Months

I can't wait until I actually have some free time to sit and edit all of her 11 month photos...but here's a preview :)

Halloweeeeeeen!

We had a great Halloween!! This year we had a couple of Ninja Soldier's, a Power Ranger, and a Lady Bug.

We started our night out with the churches annual Trunk or Treat. The boys got so much candy! They literally filled their pumpkin buckets with candy. Mallory was perfectly happy finding candy on the ground that eager children accidentally dropped.

After church, we came home so the boys could empty their buckets. Uncle Nathan, Aunt Jenna, and Cousin Andrew went trick or treating around the neighborhood with us. Uncle Nathan had a gorilla costume and it was great!! I cried laughing so many times from the people he was scaring, including my own kids. Justin dropped his bucket of candy and took off running faster than I've ever seen him run, screaming and crying. Mallory was also scared to death of the big gorilla chasing her.
When it was all said and done, each of the boys had a grocery bag full of candy.

Little Lady Bug all tuckered out after a long night...

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Mallory @ 10 Months

My Baby isn't really a baby anymore :( She walks all over the place, she has 7 teeth, she loves to play hide and seek, she loves to be in the center of whatever action is going on, she loves to sing, and clap, and wear shoes...and, and, and...My Baby is growing up. I have about 10 bags full of all her clothes she has grown out of because I can't part with them yet ( and I was really hoping to have 1 more boy and 1 more girl, but apparently Gregory is cutting me off at 4) This little angel is pretty much the center of our family's world. The boys adore her and Gregory and I love her to pieces!

Ok seriously...this face! LOL

Zoo Trip

We had our Fall break the beginning of October and I think the only thing we did besides relax, was go to the Zoo...

My Handsome Little Man

Cody and Mom before Fall break

Justin's Bday

Justin turned 4 September 18th. Usually his favorite color is red, but for some reason he was in a 'green power ranger' phase...hense the green cupcakes. Justin is still very much a Daddy's boy but he has his Mommy moments more often. And he's super cool! Probably the coolest the 4 year old I know...and I know a lot being a preschool teacher :) Justin is still very independent, or tries to be at least. He is also a rock star at just about any sport he plays (this kid hit a 40 mph pitch at the batting cages...granted it was only about 2 out of 50, but still, what 4 year old can do that?) He is very excited to play Tee-Ball this year. He has been waiting patiently since he was 18 months to start playing. Justin started preschool in August and is loving it! Happy Birthday Peanut! Mommy and Daddy love you!

Miss H also celebrated her 14th bday...And Keri, and Jenn, and Colton also have September birthdays! Happy Birthday to The Septembers!

Saturday, September 21, 2013

She Walks!

Mallory decided to surpass her brothers and walk at 9 months...

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Mallory - 9 Months

Mallory!!!! So far she's taken 14 steps at once all by her self. She loves to get into the cabinets. She was not very happy when she figured out some of her favorite ones had baby locks on them. She loves to dance and sing and clap her her hands. She's just figuring out that she can stand and clap at the same time and that leads to even more excitement and that's usually when the dancing occurs. She's decided that she likes to give kisses, but only for Mommy and Daddy. She's also figured out how to give zerberts and she thinks that is hilarious. One of her new faces is her 'surprised' look. She makes an 'O' with her mouth. It's very sweet. She is still a very good little girl. It's very rare that she is unhappy about something. One of her favorite spots is cuddling on her Daddy's chest for nap time. And she still loves attention. She is definitely a performer. I love coming home everyday and right when I walk in, she has a huge smile and hug for me. We love this little Angel so much!!

Auntie Comes to Visit

The other night I had a dream about my Mom and Cassidy. Cassidy was a puppy again :) I text Rachel later that day and she kindly agreed to bring Cass by so I could see my 14 year old girl :)

Monday, September 2, 2013

Another Fire

Last Tuesday we had a really bad thunder storm. It started rainging really hard and I had a self in the back of Gregory's truck. He went outside to back up his truck in the drive way so we could bring the self inside. A couple seconds later I hear the loudest crash! I thought Gregory had gotten in a car accident or something. I go outside and I see the neighbors palm tree on fire! Literally right a cross the street, lighting hit. We thought maybe the rain would put it out but it just kept burning. Gregory, along with some other neighbors, got some hoses and tried to keep it away from the house. A little bit of the roof caught on fire but I don't think anything was badly damaged. Those neighbors had just moved out on Saturday too, so no one was living there. Gregory called 9-1-1 and finally 10 mins later 2 fire trucks showed up. The boys enjoyed getting to see the fireman in action. But I do feel bad because now every time there's lighting Justin tells me he's scared :(

Gregory is calm and collected when there's an emergency. I'm like a chicken running around with my head cut off. I couldn't even remember how to focus my camera, but you get the idea. There were ashes and burnt palm fronds blowing over onto the other neighbors house. Luckily they were home so they could move their truck.

All About The Kiddos

Cody was born in Yuma, AZ on May 10, 2005. He was born at 2:54 on a Tuesday morning. He was 7lbs 2oz and was 19 inches long... I think back on it now, and all I really remember was being in pain for the whole day. I had a Drs appointment Monday morning and my Dr stripped my membranes. Yes, it's as painful as it sounds. After my appointment, Greg and I went and walked around Wal-Mart. Sounds funny, but it was the middle of summer in Yuma and Wal-mart was the only cool place to walk. I had been having little contractions here and there but nothing substantial. After walking, we went home and waited a while. Finally by 8 o'clock that night, I was ready. The hospital was 30 minutes away. Once I got into triage, I wasn’t dilated enough to be admitted so 2 more hours of harsh contractions walking around the hospital. I do remember Greg being a wonderful coach though. It seemed like the only thing that would help was to sway side to side. Im sure it probably looked like we were dancing. Finally around 11:30 they admitted me. I had my epidural and I was set. They called my Dr around 12. Too bad for me it took her 2 and a half hours to get there!!!! I always wondered what took her so long. I think I had to push maybe 5 times and there he was. My mom and Greg’s family made it just in time. They drove down from Phoenix just in time to see sweet Cody Boy. Cody was a colic baby which made for long nights and hard days. I think he was pretty much over that by the time he was 3 months. He has always been very expressive about what he likes and does not like. He makes it very clear when he wants or needs something. There is really no ignoring him, b/c he'll find a way to get what he wants. He is also very stubborn and hard-headed, but at the same time he is so cute, it's hard to be mad at him. Ever since he was a baby, he had to touch my hair in order to fall asleep. He still does that. He's a mama’s boy when it comes to cuddling, but he also has to get in his wrestle time with Daddy. Cody loves all animals and animals seem to love him (could be he always has some sort of food on him). He loves to play cars and trucks. I think he must have 100 hot wheels. My mom got him a spring horse that he loves to play on, especially when Gregory is watching Westerns. He gets his cowboy hat on and his play gun stuck in the back of his diaper and just goes to town being "Cowboy Cody." It’s so much fun just to watch him play and use his imagination. He is such a wonderful, free spirited little boy. He is also turning out to be an awesome big brother.

Just a quick tid bit...My best friend Kate and I found out were due a day apart last March. Her due date was November 19th and mine was the 20th. Well, Kate had baby girl Riley the same day I had Trevor! What are the odds right?

Trevor was born on Wednesday November 21, 2007 at 10:19 in the morning. He was a big boy at 8lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. I was induced with Trevor because there was no luck with stripping the membranes (twice) and I never had any contractions. I was supposed to go in early morning on the 19th, but the hospital was too full. So, I was put on a waiting list. Finally, around 11 at night on the 20th, I was called in. I had sent a text to Kate to let her know I was on my way to the hospital and her husband Cody text me back to let me know she was already there (we delivered at different hospitals). Once I got there, they gave me patocin to induce me and an epidural a little while later. It was great! The delivery part of it was nothing. I had to push maybe 3 times and he was born within minutes, healthy as could be. However, a little after he was born I started to feel nauseous. I ate some yogurt and sure enough it came right back up. I sat up in bed and saw white spots everywhere and heard ringing in my ears then blacked out. They took some blood work and it said I was anemic. I was having lots of blood clots coming out. The Dr ran in and started cleaning me out and pushing on my stomach and let me tell you it hurt like heck. I like to think I have a pretty high pain tolerance too (2 kids before this, 2 tattoos, and a couple of piercings with no complaints) but this sucked!!! I was shaking uncontrollably; I thought I was having a seizer. I guess I was going in and out of it, b/c I woke up later and Greg had put a rose on my chest. I remember waking up and asking him if he thought I died. It was probably one of the scariest times of my life (besides Greg leaving for Iraq). Im so glad my mom was there to explain to me in English all the Doctor lingo. I did get to go home for Thanksgiving with a beautiful, healthy baby boy. This was a big deal because I had some scares early on in my pregnancy. On the first ultrasound, we found out that my placenta was sitting way too low so it was squishing Trevor’s kidneys. They were way too small. That was terrifying for both Greg and me. After a couple more ultrasounds and a visit to a perinatologist (sounds serious right) we found out everything was fine. I couldn’t figure out what the big deal was for having small kidneys. I mean, there are two of them. Turns out after some research, it can be a sign of Down Syndrome. It was very scary!!!! We are so blessed that Trevor is healthy! Trevor is turning out to be an angel baby. He rarely cries and sleeps all through the night. He smiles all the time and loves to look at the color blue. He loves to watch Cody and always smiles when he gets to take a bath. Trevor just seems to love life. It is so much fun just to sit and cuddle him. He makes the cutest cooing sounds. I can’t wait to see more of his personality. It just goes by too fast. Greg and I are so blessed and we are reminded of that every time we see our beautiful boys.

Justin Gregory Tieman was born Friday September 18, 2009 at 9:11 in the morning. He weighed in at exactly 7 lbs and was 19.5 inches long. Everything in a time period of about 36 hours happened so quickly. I had my Dr’s appointment at 2 on Thursday and when I was there, he asked if I wanted the 12 am or 4 am spot to be induced. I took the 12 am spot. Gregory and I made it to the hospital around 12:30, checked in, and then went up to Labor and Delivery. I was given “the gel” around 2:15 am and by 2:20 I was already having small contractions. My nurse had me get up and walk the halls for about 40 minutes. I’m not sure what time I had my epidural? It was with the first nurse I had, so sometime between 3 and 6 am. I got a new nurse around 6:15 and she let me sleep for about 3 hours to get some rest. She came in 8:45-9:00 to check on me and see if I had dilated at all. To my surprise (and hers), I was fully dilated!!! I had slept through all of my contractions! It’s a good thing my Dr was just down stairs getting ready to come up and break my water. I felt so bad for him. I pretty much shot my baby out at him. I pushed 3 times (for about a minute) and he was out. They did have to use to vacuum on him because I already had some abrasions and was starting to bleed. Luckily I got all the medicine I needed and then some to help with the bleeding and everything went really well. I was able to leave the hospital the next day, feeling pretty good. Justin is only a couple of days old, but he is already such a blessing for our family. He is a wonderful baby and absolutely beautiful. Cody and Trevor can’t seem to get enough of him. They love getting to help feed Justin. They are such good big brothers! With Justin now here, I feel our family is complete. Gregory and I couldn’t be happier to have 3 wonderful boys in our lives!